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2010 Oregon State

5–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Mike Riley.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2010, game by game: lost vs. No. 6 TCU 21–30; won vs. Louisville 35–28; lost at No. 3 Boise State 24–37; won vs. Arizona State 31–28; won at No. 9 Arizona 29–27; lost at Washington 34–35; won vs. California 35–7; lost at UCLA 14–17; lost vs. Washington State 14–31; won vs. No. 20 USC 36–7; lost at No. 7 Stanford 0–38; lost vs. No. 1 Oregon 20–37+29−38Lost 21–30 vs. No. 6 TCU-9No. 6 TCUWon 35–28 vs. Louisville+7LouisvilleLost 24–37 at No. 3 Boise State-13No. 3 Boise StateWon 31–28 vs. Arizona State+3Arizona StateWon 29–27 at No. 9 Arizona+2No. 9 ArizonaLost 34–35 at Washington-1WashingtonWon 35–7 vs. California+28CaliforniaLost 14–17 at UCLA-3UCLALost 14–31 vs. Washington State-17Washington StateWon 36–7 vs. No. 20 USC+29No. 20 USCLost 0–38 at No. 7 Stanford-38No. 7 StanfordLost 20–37 vs. No. 1 Oregon-17No. 1 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs6TCUL 21–⁠3036%
Sep 18vsLouisvilleW 35–⁠2875%
Sep 25at3Boise StateL 24–⁠3722%
Oct 2vsArizona StateW 31–⁠2870%
Oct 9at9ArizonaW 29–⁠2735%
Oct 16atWashingtonL 34–⁠3563%
Oct 30vsCaliforniaW 35–⁠758%
Nov 6atUCLAL 14–⁠1757%
Nov 13vsWashington StateL 14–⁠3190%
Nov 20vs20USCW 36–⁠738%
Nov 27at7StanfordL 0–⁠3822%
Dec 4vs1OregonL 20–⁠3725%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 37–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 3: 25
  3. Wk 4: 24
  4. Wk 7: 24

Consensus All-AmericanStephen Paea, DT

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
293–⁠322
Coach
Mike Riley
Elo
1542 −40 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 54 of 120; offense No. 43, defense No. 53, special teams No. 78
SRS
9.9 No. 26 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 62
Offensive coordinator
Danny Langsdorf
Defensive coordinator
Mark Banker
Captains
James Dockery, Alex Linnenkohl, Gabe Miller, Stephen Paea, Dwight Roberson and James Rodgers
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense82nd of 120
  • Defense96th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted75th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted92nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%1.0082nd of 120
Defense0.1043%0.9596th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.06 def		41% off
41% def		—75th off
92nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 343% allowed
Defense0.1own 302% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsRyan Katz QB2,401 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Katz QB18 TD
Rushing yardsJacquizz Rodgers RB1,184 yds
Rushing touchdownsJacquizz Rodgers RB14 TD
Receiving yardsMarkus Wheaton WR675 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoe Halahuni TE6 TD
InterceptionsJames Dockery CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Shaydon Akuna OLB★★★★No. 330
Sean Mannion PRO★★★★No. 340
Thomas Molesi DT★★★No. 418
Donnell Welch OLB★★★No. 558
Scott Crichton SDE★★★No. 1052

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.896
Running backs13.00.856
Receivers23.00.839
Offensive line13.00.853
Defensive line43.00.858
Linebackers43.30.863
Defensive backs23.00.835
Athletes and specialists13.00.847
Whole class163.10.855

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 2Stephen Paea DTChicago Bears
Rd 5Gabe Miller OLBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Jacquizz Rodgers RBAtlanta Falcons

Roster 105

The 2010 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2010 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2010 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠012–⁠13
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠14
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.